NIU’s public health program team hosted its second Public Health Expo in Wirtz Hall on April 8 in celebration of National Public Health week. About 200 faculty, staff and students gathered to learn more about NIU programs, career opportunities and what public
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More than 50 current and future Huskie students and two dozen exhibitors joined in the festivities during the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) Celebrate event held on March 20. Coordinated by CHHS advisor Anthony Gómez and the CHHS Advising team,
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About 70 NIU faculty and staff gathered at the Holmes Student Center on Feb. 28 for a professional development workshop sponsored by the College of Health and Human Sciences and the Northeast Illinois Area Health Education Center (NE-IL AHEC). The event featured
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Scott Conro, a senior majoring in Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness, was selected as the 2025 Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Outstanding Student Award winner by the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAND). “It is an honor to be recognized by the
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Lamisa Tanzim Ruhin is a nutrition and dietetics graduate student from Bangladesh Hometown: Bangladesh Year: Expected graduation: 2025 Graduate Program: Nutrition and Dietetics What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you taken
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Nick Kane is an online Master of Public Health (MPH) student from Lake Carroll, IL Hometown: Lake Carroll, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Graduate Program: Public Health Transfer from: Highland Community College Why did you choose to attend NIU? Program choice What did you want to
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Final exam week and the end of the semester is here and your stress level might be climbing. Take advantage of Togetherall, a peer-to-peer 24-7 support service offered by NIU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS), that allows you to speak to other
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Emily Korte is a nutrition and dietetics graduate student from Cincinnati, OH Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Year: Expected graduation: 2024 Graduate Program: Nutrition and Dietetics What did you want to be when you were growing up? Are you pursuing that as a major, or have you
Read more Scott Conro is a transfer nutrition, dietetics and wellness major from Kirkland, IL Hometown: Kirkland, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2025 Major: Nutrition, Dietetics, and Wellness Transfer from: Kishwaukee College Why did you choose to attend NIU? NIU is close to my family and easily accepted my transfer
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Students from the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) took a break from classes and other tasks to refresh and recharge at the CHHS Mental Health Awareness Social held Oct. 17 in Wirtz Hall Atrium. More than 50 Huskies gathered for
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Cindy Carbajal is a transfer public health major, biology minor from Hebron, IL Hometown: Hebron, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2026 Major: Public Health Minor: Biology Transfer From: McHenry County College Why did you choose to attend NIU? While looking at universities near me, NIU got my attention
Read moreWendy Lozano is a first-generation, transfer medical laboratory sciences major from Posen, IL Hometown: Posen, IL Year: Expected graduation: 2025 Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences Transfer from: South Suburban College Why did you choose to attend NIU? I chose NIU because of its medical laboratory sciences program, affordability
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